Biofuels for Transport: Global Potential and Implications for Sustainable Energy and AgricultureEarthscan, 2012 - 481 pages The world is on the verge of an unprecedented increase in the production and use of biofuels for transport. The combination of rising oil prices, issues of security, climate instability and pollution, deepening poverty in rural and agricultural areas, and |
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... Biofuel Industry and Markets A global overview History of biofuel production programmes Current biofuel production World petroleum use and implications for biofuels Recent developments in the biofuel industry 2 Liquid Biofuels: A Primer ...
... Biofuel Industry and Markets A global overview History of biofuel production programmes Current biofuel production World petroleum use and implications for biofuels Recent developments in the biofuel industry 2 Liquid Biofuels: A Primer ...
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... production , 1975-2006 1.2 World biodiesel production , 1991-2006 2.1 Cost 2.2 Cost ranges for ethanol and gasoline production , 2006 Cost ranges for biodiesel and diesel production , 2006 Cost 3.1 Biofuel yields of selected ethanol and ...
... production , 1975-2006 1.2 World biodiesel production , 1991-2006 2.1 Cost 2.2 Cost ranges for ethanol and gasoline production , 2006 Cost ranges for biodiesel and diesel production , 2006 Cost 3.1 Biofuel yields of selected ethanol and ...
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... production , 2006 2.1 Production costs of ethanol and biodiesel and prices of petroleum- based fuel in major biofuel - producing countries , 2004 3.1 Typical biofuel production per hectare of farmland yield by crop and by region , 2002 ...
... production , 2006 2.1 Production costs of ethanol and biodiesel and prices of petroleum- based fuel in major biofuel - producing countries , 2004 3.1 Typical biofuel production per hectare of farmland yield by crop and by region , 2002 ...
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... production in Tanzania 23.1 Summary of the biofuel situation in Brazil 337 343. BOXES. 1.1 Brazil's ethanol experience 11 3.1 Biotechnology and enhanced sugar cane production in Brazil 4.1 Crop options to increase cellulose residues 40 54 ...
... production in Tanzania 23.1 Summary of the biofuel situation in Brazil 337 343. BOXES. 1.1 Brazil's ethanol experience 11 3.1 Biotechnology and enhanced sugar cane production in Brazil 4.1 Crop options to increase cellulose residues 40 54 ...
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Contents
PART II NEW TECHNOLOGIES CROPS AND PROSPECTS | 43 |
PART III KEY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES | 99 |
PART IV KEY ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | 157 |
PART V MARKET INTRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES | 233 |
PART VI THE POLICY FRAMEWORK | 277 |
PART VII RECOMMENDATIONS | 309 |
PART VIII COUNTRY STUDIES | 327 |
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